The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

Ancient mysterious ruts carved in the bedrock.

Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.